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A Market-based International Reference Price Index: Solution or Contradiction?
13 September 2019
…health care system. Exporting value assessment by tying US prices to other systems is a poor substitute. If comparisons are sought, then our analysis suggests that finding market-oriented health systems…
Can Transparency Lower Prices and Improve Access to Pharmaceuticals? Not So Fast…
28 March 2019
…and some evidence that it does exactly the opposite, perhaps a good starting point is for healthcare systems to become smarter buyers of goods and services. In many cases, referencing…
Europe’s pharmaceutical policy choices – And what the United States stands to learn
18 March 2026
…those trade-offs is the key lesson for policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic. Cost containment as a conscious policy choice Across most European health systems, healthcare is financed through…
Genomics, Healthcare and Public Policy
1 October 1999
…Better Healthcare, examined the status and likely consequences of healthcare applications of genetics.… This Conference on Genomics, Healthcare and Public Policy, organised by the Office of Health Economics in collaboration…
Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to Support Healthcare Decisions: Opportunities, Challenges and Unresolved Questions
18 May 2017
Just published is a new book entitled “Multi-criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to Support Healthcare Decisions”. It features a chapter by OHE’s Martina Garau and Professor Nancy Devlin on opportunities and…
Mireia Jofre-Bonet
8 January 2019
…Her research covers topics in health economics, global health, and economic evaluation. Her current interests focus on the environmental sustainability of healthcare systems and the health co-benefits of climate action….
Patient Participation Awareness Week 2022
30 May 2022
…the quality of healthcare systems. Understanding the diverse needs and perspectives of patients can help to inform healthcare decision-making and contribute to the transparency, accountability, and credibility of resource allocation…
New research reveals, in carers’ own words, the multidimensional burden of caring for leukemia patients
20 November 2025
…and lifestage, with women and fulltime workers particularly strongly affected by the burden of caregiving responsibilities. Healthcare systems need to better consider the impact on caregivers– this also allows for…
The Economics of Health in a Shifting Climate: Insights from the 2023 Annual Lecture
26 September 2023
…all have a part to play in addressing it. To give some rather harrowing perspective on the extent of damage caused by healthcare emissions, if healthcare were a country, it…